2018 marks the 30th anniversary for AVO Cigars and the brand is releasing several special offerings to commemorate the occasion. One of the commemorative offerings is a limited run of the AVO Maduro – and this past week, the cigar has begun to surface at retailers. The AVO Maduro was a staple of the brand for many years. Back in 2015, the AVO brand […]
AVO Cigars has released its annual limited edition cigar. This one will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the brand and once again fall under the brand’s Improvisation line. The cigar is appropriately titled AVO 30 Years Improvisation. The cigar is the sixth release under the AVO Improvisation Series. The concept behind this series is […]
For Episode 49 we celebrate the one-year anniversary show of the Prime Time Show. This show was broadcast live from Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 Tampa and as we welcomed Scott Kolesaire of AVO Cigars as our special guest! While we will celebrated our anniversary, we also highlighted 30 Years of AVO! The Cigar Coop brand has […]
Tonight we celebrate the one-year anniversary show of the Prime Time Show. This show will be broadcast live from Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 Tampa and we will welcome Scott Kolesaire of AVO Cigars as our special guest! While we will celebrate our anniversary, we will also highlight 30 Years of AVO! The Cigar Coop […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
In 1988, Avo Uvezian would partner with Henke Kelner to release his own brand of cigars. Now 30 years later, the brand commemorates three decades in the cigar business with a series of releases that includes a new blend, the return of some old favorites, and some special collector’s edition packaging. The releases are planned […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we used to term “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we […]
In 2015, the AVO Cigars brand in the Davidoff portfolio underwent a refresh. While it wasn’t as dramatic as what Davidoff had done with Camacho or Winston Churchill, it still consolidated the existing portfolio and introduced new packaging. Later in 2015, the AVO brand would introduce a new segment of its portfolio known as AVO […]
For Special Edition #12, we look back at the Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard era at Davidoff. Hoejsgaard recently departed Davidoff after seven years as its CEO, but not without making an impact and making history. We also pay homage to the late Frank Vincent and discuss Bear’s recent visit to Houston following last month’s Hurricane. The following are two previous interviews […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff of Geneva USA’s theme continued to be innovation and this would be a very different show for Davidoff in a number of ways. Business-wise, CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard was absent – and the thought did cross my mind this could be a sign of change to come (last week it was announced Hoejsgaard was out […]
